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biodiversity offset

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A measurable conservation outcome that has been designed to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity that cannot be avoided or minimised.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: environmental policy

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 生态补偿机制; (shēngtài bǔcháng jīzhì) — measurable conservation outcome to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity
  • French: mesures de compensation — measurable conservation outcome to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity
  • French: compensation écologique — measurable conservation outcome to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity
  • German: ausgleichsmaßnahmen — measurable conservation outcome to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity
  • German: ersatzmaßnahmen — measurable conservation outcome to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity
  • Spanish: compensaciones de biodiversidad — measurable conservation outcome to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity
  • Spanish: compensaciones ambientales — measurable conservation outcome to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity